Baltoji Vokė
Town in Dzūkija, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Baltoji Vokė (Vilnius).
Baltoji Vokė (pronunciationⓘ; formerly known in Lithuanian as Naujoji Žagarinė; Belarusian: Белая Вака, Biełaja Vaka; Polish: Biała Waka) is a city in Šalčininkai District Municipality,[1] Vilnius County, Lithuania. It is located 30 km (19 mi) west from Šalčininkai.
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Baltoji Vokė | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°27′0″N 25°8′0″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Šalčininkai district municipality |
Eldership | Baltoji Vokė eldership |
Capital of | Baltoji Vokė eldership |
Grantedcity rights | 1958 |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 980 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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In 2011, the town had a population of 1101. Most of its inhabitants were Poles - 58,13% (640), followed by Lithuanians – 23,71% (261), Russians - 11,26% (124) and Belarusians - 3,45% (38).[2]
The reported population decreased to 998 people in the 2021 Lithuanian census.